Grant, Ulysses S.

Cultural  

1. A general and political leader of the nineteenth century. Grant became commanding general of the Union army during the Civil War. He accepted the unconditional surrender of the commanding general of the main Confederate army, Robert E. Lee, at Appomattox Court House. A Republican, he later became president.

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Example Sentences

Grant, Ulysses S., Cuban policy of, 108-124; favors driving French from Mexico, 227; proposes annexation of Santo Domingo, 265; on Monroe Doctrine, 324.

From The United States and Latin America by Latane, John Holladay